And WTF is That GD….

[Spiky Bugger]

So that you don't need to say naughty things in polite company, here is a new word to practice. And stuff like Just a Drop requires the feces to be UNDERwater...tough when steatorrhea stools tend to float.

Some people find relief with chewable Pepto Bismol. Some buy a product called Devrom. (I paid three grand to have an openable skylight installed in my windowless bathroom.) We also use a product called "Pure Citrus," made by the folks at http://bluemagicusa.com/index.php/blue_magic/products/194/pure_citrus_orange/. It is available in various stores, not expensive and Mr Sue says it works well. I don't know because I have anosmia, the perfect "comorbidity" for steatorrhea, unless you want friends and stuff.

But right now, while you malabsorb so much...learn this word:

• Steatorrhea
  • Steatorrhea is the result of fat malabsorption.
  • The hallmark of steatorrhea is the passage of pale, bulky, and malodorous stools.
  • Such stools often float on top of the toilet water and are difficult to flush. Also, patients find floating oil droplets in the toilet following defecation.

 

[Razbry]

After a while you start to see a little humor in it all. I once was in a crowded Disney World bathroom (the son was waiting outside). After a short time my son reported a massive exodus from the bathroom. I strolled out as the last "survivor". There was a bucket and mop crew waiting...expecting the worse. hahhahahahahaha

 

[robs477]

After a while you start to see a little humor in it all. I once was in a crowded Disney World bathroom (the son was waiting outside). After a short time my son reported a massive exodus from the bathroom. I strolled out as the last "survivor". There was a bucket and mop crew waiting...expecting the worse. hahhahahahahaha

LOL.....I guess I will need to carry around a paper bag to go over my head for such "occasions"...lol

 

[marissamast]

SMELL???
Jezus Crimany all ready! I guess you’re not really officially one of “You People” until you can join the “lets talk about stinky poop club”…..so, based upon my newly acquired aforementioned accoutrement’s, I guess I’m a new charter member!

It’s flippin horrible!!! the dog goes running, my daughter goes running and is afraid to bring her lil friends over to the house, I’d go running too if I could and my Wife…wheeew, OMG, I won’t even go there!! She asked me today…”how long is this going to last”….and when I told her “as long as I keep eating”….she wasn’t happy, she thought that “smell” was just temporary. So, I’ve got me a new project ….yaaay…of putting in a new 1/3 horsepower 650 CFM blower exhaust vent in the bathroom.

AND….after I go every time, there’s this orange oil/fat ring that stays after you flush even 2 or 3 times, so I’m having to clean the toilet every time I go. I need to make that efficient too maybe with a squirt bottle of fabrize and an old toothbrush I guess. Hmmm...that digresses me in to an even lower thought process…You military ladies on here…remember how and more importantly, WHY, you used to have to lock-up your toothbrush in the barracks??....LOL

DEVROM. Seriously. Issue 95% solved. I would never go a day without it. It is AMAZING. It is an internal deodorant created for people with ostomy bags. Works like a charm. Oh and watch those dang CARBS! That will do it to you every time! Never had an "oil slick".

 

[DianaCox]

"The sweet smell of success" - that's what you need to remind your family. With a pointed comment, if necessary, that you hope they think a stinky bathroom is a reasonable trade-off for saving your life.

It WILL get better, sorta - and sometimes, it will be bad anyway. But as far as the family is concerned, depending on how much it bothers you to know that they are bothered by it, you can take numerous ameliorative steps, and/or tell them that they are free to let you know that you need to be aware if you seem to not be, and IF there is something you could do about it - otherwise, it is just annoying and a little hurtful to be constantly commenting on something you can't do anything about - I mean really, would they be saying it if the smell came from a colostomy bag?

A few of the practical things you CAN do:

• Install a powerful exhaust fan in the bathroom you use
• Use one of the in-toilet strategies - drops, TP on the surface to help it sink below the waterline, courtesy flush
• Find an after-poop spray that you and your family can stand (I think Ozium is tolerable and effective, but something about it really bothers my husband)
• PROBIOTICS - if you aren't taking them yet, now would be a good time to start
• Later - after things settle down - the smell can indicate that your carb content was too high, there is something you ate that is a problem for you, or that perhaps it is time for a round of Flagyl (i.e., you have bacterial overgrowth).

 

[robs477]

"The sweet smell of success" - that's what you need to remind your family. With a pointed comment, if necessary, that you hope they think a stinky bathroom is a reasonable trade-off for saving your life.

It WILL get better, sorta - and sometimes, it will be bad anyway. But as far as the family is concerned, depending on how much it bothers you to know that they are bothered by it, you can take numerous ameliorative steps, and/or tell them that they are free to let you know that you need to be aware if you seem to not be, and IF there is something you could do about it - otherwise, it is just annoying and a little hurtful to be constantly commenting on something you can't do anything about - I mean really, would they be saying it if the smell came from a colostomy bag?

A few of the practical things you CAN do:

• Install a powerful exhaust fan in the bathroom you use
• Use one of the in-toilet strategies - drops, TP on the surface to help it sink below the waterline, courtesy flush
• Find an after-poop spray that you and your family can stand (I think Ozium is tolerable and effective, but something about it really bothers my husband)
• PROBIOTICS - if you aren't taking them yet, now would be a good time to start
• Later - after things settle down - the smell can indicate that your carb content was too high, there is something you ate that is a problem for you, or that perhaps it is time for a round of Flagyl (i.e., you have bacterial overgrowth).

Diana, you are SO practical and SO cool and SO right (as usual) and...VERY FUNNY too! BEEN reminding my family of a lot of that, But, I’m not getting much slack. That’s actually been the worst part of this whole recovery. Its mostly because of my quick recovery and they think I’m 100% normal, NO CONVELESING, NO SYMPATHY or being catered too…all because I’ve “Done so well so quick”!!, The Wife starts and then of course the daughter copies everything Mom says and chimes in and then the dog does too. I'm sure they're kidding SOME, but the Wife was mostly serious though!!....so, she already knows ALL about you because how you helped us with all you're advice etc and I'm always talking about you guys, so I will "cut and paste " that and show her...lol But, yes, I can and am learning to mitigate a lot of that with cleaners, sprays and then the "Turbo-jet" exhaust fan I'm putting in, so...I'm learning quickly to adapt and am on the right track...and AM VERY LUCKY that I'm well enough to be bored enough to be worried about it. I AM SO VERY THANKFULL! and most of the time...am just trying to make light of it all with a little humor.

 

[DianaCox]

My darling husband still comments when there's a bad one - I just roll my eyes. I apologize for the ones in the car and open the window - most of the time. Yesterday, after he made me a perfectly find DS breakfast of sunnyside up eggs and bacon in the RV, he walked up to the cafe (we're in an RV resort) and bought me a big fat bagel with cream cheese. I gave him the evil eye and said "you realize YOU are responsible for the consequences, right?" and he said to shut up and enjoy it. So, when we were driving to the casino late yesterday afternoon, and I blew up the Jeep, I told him he was getting his just desserts.

And I really can't say I am getting revenge - he actually doesn't fart much and when he does, it's rarely stinky. Too bad for him!

 

[southernlady]

Rob, there ARE a few advantages to being one half of a DS couple. There ARE times when I have chased myself out of the bathroom, the bed...
We have cats that tend to crawl under the covers at night...but sometimes they make a very quick exit!

But then he has always had stinky ones...

I consider it a trade off for being healthy.

 

[robs477]

Rob, there ARE a few advantages to being one half of a DS couple. There ARE times when I have chased myself out of the bathroom, the bed...
We have cats that tend to crawl under the covers at night...but sometimes they make a very quick exit!

But then he has always had stinky ones...

I consider it a trade off for being healthy.

LOL..the thing is, as far back as I can remember, I never had gas, ever, my daughter even asked me a few months ago why I never farted like other people. My only explanation was that my body absorbed everything, minimal waste, therefore no gas. I seiously believe that, especially now as it is opposite. I guess its payback time for all those whom tooted on me...lol, but damn....thats like bringing a nuke to a gunfight!

 

[robs477]

My darling husband still comments when there's a bad one - I just roll my eyes. I apologize for the ones in the car and open the window - most of the time. Yesterday, after he made me a perfectly find DS breakfast of sunnyside up eggs and bacon in the RV, he walked up to the cafe (we're in an RV resort) and bought me a big fat bagel with cream cheese. I gave him the evil eye and said "you realize YOU are responsible for the consequences, right?" and he said to shut up and enjoy it. So, when we were driving to the casino late yesterday afternoon, and I blew up the Jeep, I told him he was getting his just desserts.

And I really can't say I am getting revenge - he actually doesn't fart much and when he does, it's rarely stinky. Too bad for him!

Your Husband sounds like a very un-selfish and SWEET guy!

 

[robs477]

Update: A lot of things have evened out just like you all said. BUT, in the interest of maintaining domestic tranquility and matriarchal harmony, I thought it best to still install the super-charged turbo-exhaust fan in the downstairs bathroom.

I’m showing this just in case some do-it-yourselfer may be interested in putting something like this in. First off, I had a LOT of design constraints. I could not vent through the ceiling because the rafters were not aligned to put in ducts, so…had to think of a plan “B” and think of a way to "Wile E. Coyote" something. Our utility room with the washer/dryer etc is right behind this bathroom, and…I thought maybe I could “Tee” in to the dryer exhaust vent that goes directly outside through the brick. Well, then I thought that might NOT be a good idea to have that GD smell go in to the Wife’s freshly washed chona’s, , so, I put a one way exhaust valve called a damper in BOTH the dryer and the exhaust fan so they can’t back-flow in to each other.

I put an electronic timer on the bathroom vent fan and with the flip of a switch, it’s on and then automatically shuts off after 15 mins. It works great!! Its 1/3 HP, 650 CFM and can move a metric ton of air quickly. It sounds like you’re on an aircraft carrier, but we don’t care about that… Heres some pics.

 

[DianaCox]

I read this to my engineering and construction savvy husband (as well as I could while giggling), and his comment about your fan was "yup, that'll lift you right up off the toilet seat!"

 

[brooklyngirl]

Love the idea of the timer! How often do I wanna leave the fan on, but then I forget for hours, so I usually end up turning it off when I leave and it doesn't clear out as much as I'd like. That'll be something I DEFINITELY have hubby do when we buy

 

[newanatomy]

Update: A lot of things have evened out just like you all said. BUT, in the interest of maintaining domestic tranquility and matriarchal harmony, I thought it best to still install the super-charged turbo-exhaust fan in the downstairs bathroom.

I’m showing this just in case some do-it-yourselfer may be interested in putting something like this in. First off, I had a LOT of design constraints. I could not vent through the ceiling because the rafters were not aligned to put in ducts, so…had to think of a plan “B” and think of a way to "Wile E. Coyote" something. Our utility room with the washer/dryer etc is right behind this bathroom, and…I thought maybe I could “Tee” in to the dryer exhaust vent that goes directly outside through the brick. Well, then I thought that might NOT be a good idea to have that GD smell go in to the Wife’s freshly washed chona’s, , so, I put a one way exhaust valve called a damper in BOTH the dryer and the exhaust fan so they can’t back-flow in to each other.

I put an electronic timer on the bathroom vent fan and with the flip of a switch, it’s on and then automatically shuts off after 15 mins. It works great!! Its 1/3 HP, 650 CFM and can move a metric ton of air quickly. It sounds like you’re on an aircraft carrier, but we don’t care about that… Heres some pics.

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Can you come to my house?

 

[robs477]

Can you come to my house?